The Pelicans tip off a new season tonight in Brooklyn and former number one pick Zion Williamson is ready to go after missing all of last season with an injury.….
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Tip off is at 6:30 frothe Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The LSU women’s basketball team is picked to finish third in the SEC behind South Carolina and Tennessee. The Lady Tigers will be led by Alexis Morris and Angel Reese this year, who are both preseason All-SEC second team selections.

The Saints leave for Arizona today where they’ll play the Cardinals tomorrow night. Wide receiver Chris Olave has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play, but cornerback Marshon Lattimore and wide receivers Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry did not practice yesterday. Quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Andy Dalton were limited.

ULM travels to West Point in their final non-conference game of the season Saturday. The Warhawks are 2-5 on the season and have lost their last three games straight and their last two by only seven points each. Head Coach Terry Bowden says that this game against Army heading into the bye week is as important as any Sun Belt matchup…
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The Black Knights’ triple-option offense averages over 300 rushing yards a game.

A big key for LSU this Saturday when they host seventh ranked Ole Miss is slowing down the Rebels run game. Ole Miss is averaging 271 rushing yards a game. Quinshon Judkins and Zach Evans give the Rebels a one-two punch in the backfield and quarterback Jaxson Dart can run the ball too. Kick-off is at 2:30.